Merlin Avery broke the virtual image of the alchemy doll, and then quietly crept back, letting the heavy night envelop him, away from all the killing and noise. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The rebels weren't Avery friends, much less his ideal partner. Avery had a very small liking for Chariot Ora - and only for himself - and more of a dislike and disapproval of the Resistance.

In fact, if the guy posing as a coachman hadn't been exposed, the young apprentice would have left the city-state of Minnesota for Coventry, the border city he had chosen as his base of residence.

Coventry is a militarized, semi-independent city on the frontier of the Empire, bordered by the barbarian Russar Gobi on the east, west and south. On the one hand, the empire is very dissatisfied with the lord of Coventry and hopes to remove him from the moment, but on the other hand, it has to admit that if the lord of the Baron of Thorns is really removed, unless the main knights are sent to sit in the town, Coventry will definitely fall into the hands of the barbarians.

The seven main knights who intimidate the lords of the cities cannot be moved lightly, and the fall of Coventry is also an unbearable blow to the empire, which makes the lord position of the Baron of Thorns very secure, and also makes his family's control of Coventry City more and more tight, to the extent that it is inseparable.

It is for this reason that Coventry is nominally subject to the laws of the Empire, but in reality it is nothing more than a state within a state. Coventry's inhabitants are filled with wanted criminals, killers, mercenaries and robbers, and even some barbarians who have sworn allegiance to the Thornflower family have been allowed to enter the outer city of Coventry, forming a unique barbarian bazaar.

Merlin Avery took a fancy to the complex situation in Coventry and chose Coventry as a temporary location. In order to combat the dual pressures of barbarians and empires, the Thornflower family in Coventry is desperately hungry for talent.

Regardless of background, regardless of the past, only talent is used, which is the iron rule of Coventry City to attract talents.

There was a smell of death ahead. Avery frowned and stopped. It was the smell of blood slowly flowing and dried, it was the emotions of despair, sadness, and fear, which mixed together to form an aura that Avery was not unfamiliar with, but very disgusted.

Sheltered in the darkness, Avery pondered for a few seconds. The breath of death appeared on the way out of Scrap Iron Town, forcing him to consider a detour. But he wasn't familiar with the nearby terrain, and he didn't know how to get back to his familiar place, except for the trail that was in the opposite direction of the city-state of Minnesota.

Observing whether there was an ambush ahead was not a difficult task for Avery to do, as long as he performed an alchemy under the cover of a secondary copper barrier.

But what can you do if you find an ambush? You might get lost in the night and force your way through?Avery shook his head, denying the option, and even regretting that he didn't leave with his chariot Ora.

Of course, leaving with the chariot Ola means that there will be at least one deadly pursuer overhead. Even the apprentices of Blaufry College have heard of the murderous reputation of the Blackwing Reaper Gana Enlais, who is said to have drunk the blood of virgins to maintain her youth, eating the flesh of young boys, and skinning them for toilet paper.

The noise behind him had gradually subsided, and the flames were gradually extinguished, indicating that the resistance of Scrap Iron Town was nearing its end. This was expected by Avery, the rebels were not prepared for a tough defensive battle, and the city-state of Minnesota sent all of their winged troops, as well as mentor-level powerhouses such as Techno Brick and the Blackwing Reaper Gana Enlais.

Just as Avery hesitated, not knowing whether to venture forward or take a detour, a sound of footsteps came from behind him. There was no doubt that the visitor was of great confidence, and the footsteps were steady and heavy, without pause, and did not seem to take the danger hidden in the darkness seriously.

Avery breathed lightly, and after opening the secondary copper barrier and the spiritual barrier that flew away from the cloak of death, no one could easily detect his presence. However, that doesn't mean Avery can rest easy. There are so many different techniques for the use of alchemy, and the Repulsion Shield can be used as an aid to speed up the sprint, so it would not be surprising if an alchemist developed some kind of application technique that enhances the detection of alchemy.

The footsteps got closer. Avery not only subconsciously held his breath, but he didn't even dare to look in the direction where the footsteps came. Legend has it that some experienced molten warriors can detect themselves being watched, and several mysterious mentors who have encountered them in the mysterious ruins have taught Avery such a lesson.

The man almost brushed Avery as he walked over, causing the young apprentice to almost scream. At such a close distance, it was hard to imagine that Avery was not found, but the man ...... He walked over calmly, without even changing the frequency of his steps.

The footsteps faded away, into the darkness ahead, leaving Avery rolling his eyes in confusion. However, the doubts did not last long, because just after a few heartbeats, a stern reprimand suddenly sounded in the darkness ahead.

"Stop, Nightcrawler, identify yourself!"

Accompanied by the sound of reprimand, four flames leaped up at the same time, dispelling the darkness in front of him. In the midst of each flame stood a molten warrior in strange armor, the armor was engraved with the Hydra insignia on the chest, and the eighteen snake eyes were inlaid with tiny rubies, reflecting the light of the flames, which was terrifyingly bright.

"It turned out to be a few small snakes raised by the Hydra family. The visitor replied in a contemptuous tone—a voice and tone that felt very familiar to Avery, "Are you going to do something to the instructor at Blaufry House in the way?"

The Hydra Guardians did not belong to the City Guard of the City State of Minnesota, but were the personal guard of the Consul Viscount Hydra. It wasn't wrong to call them "the little snakes of the Hydra family", but it was a contemptuous term that the Hydra Guardians had never heard before.

"You want to provoke us? Brick, that doesn't do any good. The Hydra Guardian at the head of the group admonished in a strong tone, "Bluffrey College is located in the jurisdiction of the city-state of Minnesota, even your Excellency the Dean, you must obey the orders of the Archon!"

"It's good to say this here, snake cub, if you dare to say it in the office of the dean, I'm afraid your owner will go and look for your corpse piece by piece. Brick laughed as he spoke. The faces of the four Hydra Guardians turned red with laughter, and then turned iron blue.

"That's enough!" the lead guard shouted, interrupting Brick's laughter, "Your Excellency has ordered us not to allow anyone to pass through here until the battle in Scrap Iron is over. Mr. Brick, please understand what we do. ”

"Well, I understand, of course. Brick's tone was even more deliberately provocative, "Don't domestic snakes dare to disobey their owners' orders, alas, did Viscount Hydra say that I won't be allowed to stay here?"

Perhaps it was because Brick's provocative attitude was too obvious, but it made the Hydra Guardians hesitate, and they looked at each other, exchanging doubtful and wary glances. It wasn't until a full minute had passed that the guard snorted angrily, "Whatever you want, Mr. Brick, as long as you obey the orders of the Archon." ”

Brick smiled defiantly again, clasped his hands to his chest, and stood not far across from the four Hydra Guardians—a very threatening distance.

The Hydra Guardians are high-level molten warriors who have been battle-hardened for a long time, and with special armor, weapons, and combo tactics, they are capable of fighting even against veteran mentors. However, after all, they were only high-level warriors, and the mentor-level aura emanating from Brick made them feel extremely uncomfortable, and a slightly inferior Hydra Guardian even had a dry mouth, his heart was beating like a drum, and his right hand holding the long sword trembled slightly.

Merlin Avery didn't understand Brick's intentions until he saw the burly tech-chief change his posture, casually put his left hand behind him, and then made a "take the opportunity to leave" gesture.

An indescribably burning sensation surged over Avery at the same time, blurring his vision. This was the second time that Brick had reached out to the young apprentice, and it was the second time that the young apprentice had reached out with gratitude.

Covered by the powerful aura of Techno-Brick, Merlin Avery cautiously made his way along the edge of the path under the dual protection of the secondary copper barrier and the flying death cloak.

The deep darkness of the night is also good cover, especially when the Hydra Guardians activate the flame shield. The blazing orange-red flames drove away the darkness, drove away the cold, and put them in the firelight, and it was difficult to see Merlin Avery crawling forward more than a dozen meters away.

At most, twenty meters later, Merlin Avery could slip past the Hydra Guardian, but at that moment, he suddenly felt a chill from his outstretched fingers, as if he had touched something sticky and cold. The thought of "Viper" flashed through Avery 's mind, and he subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but realized that it was easy to expose himself, and forcibly remained in a prostrate position.

Avery breathed a sigh of relief as the cold object, which suspected it was a viper, remained motionless, and then nearly choked on a string of coughs from the sudden intensity of blood. After crawling forward for half a meter, Avery felt his heart twitch and realized what he had touched.

It was a corpse.